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Apr 6, 2013

6.4.2013

- driver's hatch on IS-7 does not count as external module, but as armor
- it was considered to reduce the scale of shell penetration decay with distance
- M551 Sheridan is "not planned for now"
- PT-76 is not planned until bigger maps allow for amphibious tanks
- the aim spread after moving the gun/turret is not influenced by gun length or gun weight or other hidden parameters, but by gunner skill
- no composite armor will be implemented
- it's not yet decided, whether parts of client physics will be switcheable off, or just the physics as whole - experiments are in progress
- XP is awarded for first enemy module destruction (eg. chaindetracking will give you XP for destroyed tracks only once)
- devs are discussing the idea that old replays could be converted to new format
- upcoming Maus buff is confirmed, but it's not know when will it happen and it will not be significant
- WoWs has the tank drawing distance removed (or rather, it's much longer), but tanks won't have it removed, the parameters of both projects are different
- 8.6 will bring the sound engine overhaul (SS: unknown what it means)
- Leopard 1 might be too high, it will be rechecked
- acceleration is a balance parameter, eg. the acceleration of Leopard 1 doesn't have to be historical
- the +/-25 percent random factor came to be thru experience, in the beginning, it was 50, it won't be reduced to 10
- Leopard 1 might get better accuracy on the move
- new sounds (of shell impact) might come until autumn, but no promises
- dynamic garage tank stats are planned for distant future
- the Leopard 1 Bundeswehr cross is an exception, there won't be post-war insignia for (for example) US and Chinese tanks
- the tank icon indicator on the top of the screen won't get (apart from classes as it is now) also tier designations, it would be too much
- a mechanism is planned for all the "collecting" archievements (medals) to display, what do you have left to do, will come around 0.8.8
- in 0.8.5, only the most obvious objects (fences, walls) were fixed in order not to reduce the speed of a tank too much when running them over (thru them), the rest will be fixed in time

"- a mechanism is planned for all the "collecting" archievements (medals) to display, what do you have left to do, will come around 0.8.8"

so, the master tanker and country expert to-kill list that is in the test server isn't going to be implemented on the 0.8.5 live server release, or is this about the Hunter, Lion of Sinai and Patton valley medals?

- a mechanism is planned for all the "collecting" archievements (medals) to display, what do you have left to do, will come around 0.8.8

I really don't want to be a grammar nazi but it is "achievements", without the "r". you made this mistake several times now and I think it would be an improvement of your writing if you did it correctly in the future. nevertheless, thank you for this great blog.

- Leopard 1 might be too high, it will be rechecked- acceleration is a balance parameter, eg. the acceleration of Leopard 1 doesn't have to be historical - Leopard 1 might get better accuracy on the move

You know something WG, why not just remove this fucking shit balanced tank from the game anyway.

1.Leo 1 is quite high, it doesnt take a brainer to notice. It will probably fixed next year, as they usually care about german tanks balance.

2. Yep! yep yep yep. Historical BS again. Might aswell take a look at the fucking rate of fire too. Since it was superior even to T62A. Not to mention the T9 Leo with the 105mm is a fucking joke. Having the reload of a heavy, or better said exact copy of british Centurion. So much with each nation having their own UNIQUE strenghts!!!!!! The Leo's have none.

3. Wow it took you so long to notice this? really? i tested myself T62A reticule size at 50km/h and it was fucking unreal good!

Tested Leo 1 at 45km/h and the reticule spread was like 3 times bigger than T62A. A fucking joke overall! all that considering Leo has no armor at all, only speed, which still is not even close to BatChat.

Last words. Screw you WG, i wont even bother wasting my life grinding, or using Free XP for these two Leo's. I will stop at Indien Panzer (actually i think>>). Which it looks pretty decently balanced anyway and im ready to take a $1000 bet, it's going to be nerf'raped to the ground.

First there's a guy angry at Leo 1 ready to kill someone in a rage fury, then there's Einstein brainer below him : hey gayz! uze yo brainz! me smart! i handle T10 tanks!" sure buddy, whatever you say. Dont forget to get out of your mom's basement once in a while and preach lectures to students. And then there another guy saying FV4202 is a POS. Now that takes the prize.

FV4202 actually has armor and a strong turret ready to bounce T10 shells, coupled with great gun depression. And second he's saying that Leo has the best gun in the game? wtf? you went full retard nigga, thats the same gun as FV4202. Yet thats a POS right?

The reason I said the Leopard had the best gun in the game, is because it has a high DPM (390 damage with a 6.67rpm), the best accuracy in the game (0.3) and a good aim time (1.9s). You have a good damage per minute with good accuracy (The E-50M and Patton only have one of the two, this has both) This gun is better than the FV4202's in every aspect. Damage and penetration is the same, but everything else is better.

And the armour on the FV4202 is useless. You'd know if you played it. The hull armour works, but who shoots the hull when the turret will do? The turret may be thick but it still gets penetrated easily by top tier guns. Even more so when you consider the giant cupola on top.

And as for speed, it is the slowest tier 10 medium tank. It has good HP/ton, but that isn't useful when you're stuck at 40km/h.

Gun depression is -10. The Patton and Leopard both have -9 degrees. Big difference /sarcasm.

OK then, its not useless. It's only effective against light tanks which are usually either suicide scouting and killed on their way to arty, or killed by someone else. The 5% chance that you run into them first, they'll be spotting you for enemy snipers. In which case the T-50-2 isn't the biggest threat.

The real problem with the FV4202 is that it doesn't specialise in anything so you can't play to its strengths, because it doesn't have any major strengths. Like with the E-50M, you'll snipe. Whilst you can snipe in the FV4202, it isn't as accurate. Same applies to the other tanks. It's accurate on the move, but not as much as the M48 who also has a higher DPM and is slightly faster.

Bitch about WG fanboys all you want, but the WG haters are laughable. Here you are reading a blog dedicated to the game that you profess to hate. Whining and spewing venom about the company, its bias, decisions, etc, yet again, you are here reading a blog completely dedicated to the game. How pathetic does that make you? Some constructive criticism is always warranted and often considered by them, but trolling like a 3 year old throwing a temper tantrum? Please. No better than SerB's comments.

That T-44 will be dead long before he gets a chance to deal some effective damage against the Leopard, unless he's a good player in which he's a threat to any tank on the field. The FV4202 does have the large cupola. Not too hard to miss at close range.

I didn't say that the FV4202 couldn't snipe. In fact I said deliberately it can snipe. Just that the E-50M is better. Which is why I said that the problem is its good at everything, but not great at anything. The only aspect which it beats all other tier 10 mediums in is gun depression, by -1 degree. Nothing to really brag about.

You always account for your tanks weaknesses and play to its strengths. How can you when your main strength is only diversity and you still have weaknesses? It's not a bad tank, its just not as specialised as the others. Each tank is good for something.

There's a difference between hating WG and enjoying WOT.After all, WOT is really the only game of its type out there. I'm sure that when War Thunder comes along with its 'tank combat' many people will move over to that.

You can hate the developers as much as you'd like. But you can still enjoy their game. Whatever your reasons.

Not seeing where you get this logic that all-rounder = not good. I sure seem to be doing right fine with the T-43 which is pretty much the single most "jack of all trades master of none" critter I've played thus far and has weaknesses galore.

- upcoming Maus buff is confirmed, but it's not know when will it happen and it will not be significant_________________________________________________________________Yea, like we expected significant buff...you can't trick us again WG!!! We don't expect anything useful from you since those useless buffs(HP buff) on Maus/E100!!! Looks like my battle count with Maus isn't gonna go up from 19 -.- And i have it in garage for months now..

When it's transmission gets fucked while driving it at 90km/h or engine blows a plug.Max safe speed going by manual was 75km/h, above that was only allowed in emergency, on good road and for intervals less the 1-2 minute.

"8.6 will bring the sound engine overhaul (SS: unknown what it means)"

The sound engine is quite buggy IMHO: - stuttering: w-e---ha-v-e---been----h-i-t"- the sound tank engines is silent sometimes, only the tracks make sound- however sometimes the engine sound is playing always :)- and some crackling etc.

So I guess they plan to fix/rework it, because it is not performing well.